Athens, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
Athens, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 726. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q570807. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.630°N, 75.951°W.
Population
In 1921, Athens, Village had a population of 726: 337 male and 389 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 904 |
| 1901 | 953 |
| 1911 | 802 |
| 1921 | 726 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Athens, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 726 total population, 389 females in the population, 368 females born in Canada, 337 males in the population, 310 males born in Canada, 20 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 15 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 males born outside the British Empire, 6 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 297 persons of British origin (Irish), 256 persons of British origin (English), 90 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 46 persons of Dutch origin, 15 persons of French origin, 3 persons of German origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Syrian origin. 8 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 385 Methodists, 196 Anglicans (Church of England), 48 Presbyterians, 42 Baptists, 36 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 18 Roman Catholics, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Leonora Howard King | 1851–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON124013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q570807
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Athens, Village, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/athens-village-on124013-1921/.